Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers?

We are grateful to the Northwestern University Registrar's office, office of admissions, and office of human resources for providing the data necessary to carry out this analysis, and to numerous colleagues for helpful suggestions. Caitlin Ahearn and Christine Mulhern provided exceptional research assistance. All opinions and errors are our own. We have not received research support for this project. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.